Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-08
4 BLOODY BATTLE,
Desperate Encounter in Sabine County
Between Captain ScOtt's Rangers
and the Conner Gang.
j. III. Moore Of the Rangers and Bill
Conner Kil'ed-Old Man Conner and
I've Other Sens Escape.
Captain Scott, Sergeant Brooks ansLH.
Rogers of the Rangers Wouuded-An-
other Fight Imminent.


Speclal TO the Gazette.
NAcoGDoCHEs, TEX, April 2.-The
Corners outlaws and The state rangers
had battle yesterday near Hemphiu in
SABINE county. The Corners wayIaid
and opened fire upon the rangers from an
ambush. One of the rangers, Aft New
ton, is here, and reports that the battle
was OF the most sanguinary character
and lasted several minutes. Bill Conner
was Killed and the ola man and two
others wounded. J. II. Moore of the
rangers was killed and Captain Scott was
dangerously and two others were slightly
wounded.
Parties from Ru5k passed through here
with bIoOd1ound5 this even ny, and il is
the determination TO run them down and
kill every one of the Conner gang. They
have terrOrized SABINE couutY a long
time as murderers ana alb. eakers. Two
hundred men are on tue ground waiting
for the dogs and lively times are expected
in q day or two.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Special to the Gazette.
HOUSTON, TEX, April "a special
from NacogdoChes gives the following &C
count of the battle between Captain
Scott's company of state rangers and the
CHnner gang in SABINE county on the
iL0rning of the 3Ist of March. News
reached here yesterday evening that Com
pauy < Of the state rangers aud the noted
Conner gang had battle near Hemphill,
Sabine county, and that three of the Con
ners and one of the rangers had been
killed, aud one Conner and two rangers
wounded.
Later and more reliable reports which
arrived by special messenger this
morning show that Bill Conner Of
the Conner gang, and J. IL. Moore
of the rangers were the only ones killed,
and three rangers wounded. The Cap
tain, William Scott, was shot by & Win
chester through the left IuDg and the ball
was extracted by Dr., Tucker Of San
Augustine, who was called to attend the
wounded. The chances are good for
Scott's recovery. Sergeant j. G. Brooks
had three tiugers shot off of his left hand
and one bullet putthrougn his right hand.
Ranger jill. Rogers was wounded in tue
left arm between the elbow and shoulder,
and received a fl -sh wound 10 the side,
not considered dangerous. J. Il Moore,
a ranger, was shot through the heat.
1he Corners were in ambush when the
rangers came upon them. The battle
lastei several minutes ana happened just
at daybreak on the 3lst ulG. Willis
Conner, the leader of the gang and his
two remaining sons, Fred and Burken,
escaped. The battle seemed in fair
way to be gained by the Corners until the
old mans horse was shot from in front of
him, which weakened the fertilization and
they then retreated leaving behind them
their entire camp outfit, which consisted
of little pork, Cornbread and four dogs,
which were killed by the rangers.
Allen Newton, one of the rangers, who
was in the battle, was the first to bring
reliable reports. He came here and tele-
graphed for hounds at Rusk to help hunt
out the balance of the Corners, VINO are
now secreted in large and dense swamp.
About 200 citizens are armed
aud ready to help hunt the murderers
down as soon as the dogs arrive, which
will be tonight. The greatest excite
ment prevails and the whole country in
that section is under arms. News is ex-
pected every moment Of another battle,
which must happen very soon.